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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182577 | Multi-stage CO2 removal system and method for processing a flue gas stream An ammonia based CO2 capture system and method is provided in which multiple absorption stages are provided. Each absorption stage delivers an ionic solution at a predetermined temperature and contacts it with a flue gas stream. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8171893 | Oxygen-producing oxycombustion boiler The boiler of the invention has a circulating fluidized bed, uses solid fuels and the oxygen obtained by high temperature oxygen production membranes, and is characterized in that the membranes are placed in the bed. These membranes are, for example, of the OTM (Oxy... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8160730 | Fuzzy logic control and optimization system A control system (300) for optimizing a power plant includes a chemical loop having an input for receiving an input signal (369) and an output for outputting an output signal (367), and a hierarchical fuzzy control system (400) operably c... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8148284 | Injection of liquid sorbent conditioning into a sorbent transporting passageway A system for effecting the pretreatment therewith of a sorbent comprising a conveying line (105), such as a pipe, and a plurality of solution nozzles operative for purposes of introducing a solution to treat the sorbent. More particularly, the conveying line ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7988752 | Hot solids gasifier with COremoval and hydrogen production A gasifier 10 includes a first chemical process loop 12 having an exothermic oxidizer reactor 14 and an endothermic reducer reactor 16. CaS is oxidized in air in the oxidizer reactor 14 to form hot CaSO4 which is dischar... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7971558 | Circulating fluidized bed reactor with separator and integrated acceleration duct A circulating fluidized bed including a reaction chamber connected by an acceleration duct to a centrifugal separator which separates hot gas particles derived from the chamber. The acceleration duct is arranged partly in the upper part of the chamber. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7921738 | Device for identifying the location of coal ropes An apparatus (100) operative for purposes of detecting the presence of a coal rope within a coal delivery pipe (200) is provided. The apparatus (100) includes a rod (105) that is operative to flex when struck by a coal rope that is presen... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7896951 | Reducing carbon dioxide (CO) emissions from the burning of a fossil fuel A system for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from gasses generated in burning fossil fuel, includes a vessel, separator and reheater. The upper portion of the vessel receives downward flowing, first type solid particles capable of absorbing heat from upward flowin... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7850936 | Dry sulfur dioxide (SO) scrubbing A system for removing sulfur dioxide (SO2) from SO2 laden flue gas resulting from the burning of fossil fuel, includes an absorber and first and second separators. The absorber captures SO2 from a flow of the SO2 laden flu... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7820139 | Method for energy conversion minimizing oxygen consumption The invention concerns a method for energy conversion of solid fuels in particular containing carbon comprising a first step which consists in reacting said fuels in a first energy conversion reactor (2, 20). The invention is characterized in that it comprise... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7658167 | Fluidized-bed device with oxygen-enriched oxidizer The invention relates to a fluidized-bed device (F1, F2) provided with a hearth (1, 23) equipped with gas mixture feeds called primary feeds, said gas mixture being enriched with oxygen, and said hearth (1, 23) being provided with a netwo... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7533620 | Combustion installation with COrecovery An installation for combustion (1) of carbon-containing solids includes an oxide reducing reactor (2), a first cyclone (5), a recuperator (6), an oxidation reactor (3), a second cyclone (4), wherein flows an oxide which is r... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7520249 | Circulating fluidized bed reactor with a convertible combustion method A circulating fluidized bed reactor is provided that includes a reaction chamber having a vertical partition wall forming two independent subchambers that include a combustion subchamber and a cooling subchamber. A combustion fluidizing gas is provided to the combus... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7445649 | Hot solids gasifier with COremoval and hydrogen production A gasifier 10 includes a first chemical process loop 12 having an exothermic oxidizer reactor 14 and an endothermic reducer reactor 16. CaS is oxidized in air in the oxidizer reactor 14 to form hot CaSO4 which is dischar... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7261002 | Flow rate measurement for industrial sensing applications using unsteady pressures Flow rate measurement system includes two measurement regions 14,16 located an average axial distance ΔX apart along the pipe 12, the first measurement region 14 having two unsteady pressure sensors 18,20, located a distance X1 | 08/28/2007 |
| 7253897 | Optical spectrum analyzer An optical spectrum analyzer (OSA) 10 sequentially or selectively samples (or filters) a spectral band(s) 11 of light from a broadband optical input signal 12 and measures predetermined optical parameters of the optical signal (e.g., spectral pr... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253742 | Method and apparatus for measuring parameters of a fluid flowing within a pipe using a configurable array of sensors An apparatus for measuring at least one parameter associated with a fluid flowing within a pipe includes a spatial array of pressure sensors disposed at different axial locations x1. . . xN along the pipe. Each of the pressure sensors provides ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249525 | Apparatus for measuring parameters of a fluid in a lined pipe An apparatus for measuring a parameter of a fluid passing through a pipe comprises a spatial array of pressure sensors disposed at different axial locations along the pipe between a sleeve within the pipe and an inside surface of the pipe. Each of the pressure senso... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7245385 | Characterizing unsteady pressures in pipes using optical measurement devices An apparatus for measuring at least one parameter associated with a fluid flowing within a pipe comprises an optical measurement device and a signal processor. The optical measurement device provides output signals indicative of unsteady pressures within the fluid a... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237440 | Flow measurement apparatus having strain-based sensors and ultrasonic sensors A flow measurement apparatus is provided that combines the functionality of an apparatus that uses strain-based sensors and ultrasonic sensors to measure the speed of sound propagating through a fluid flowing within a pipe, and measure pressures disturbances (e.g. v... | 07/03/2007 |
